Welcome to the WRRI Program

Plans, facilitates, and conducts research to aid in the resolution of State and regional water problems

Promotes technology transfer and the dissemination and application of research results

Provides for the training of scientists and engineers through their participation in research

Provides for competitive grants to be awarded under the Water Resources Research Act

The state water resources research institutes authorized by the Act are organized as the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). NIWR cooperates with the USGS to support, coordinate and facilitate research through the Annual Base Grants, National Competitive Grants, Coordination Grants, and in operating the NIWR-USGS Student Internship Program.

The Institutes

There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes or Centers, one in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

The Water Resources Research Institute for each state or territory is located at its "1862"
land-grant university or at another college or university designated by
the governor or state legislature. The Institute in Guam is a regional
institute serving Guam, The Federated States of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Institute in Hawaii also serves American Samoa.

Delaware

District of Columbia

D.C. Water Resource Research Institute
College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
University of the District of Columbia
4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Bldg. 42 Room 215C
Washington, District of Columbia 20008

Wyoming

USGS and NIWR Fact Sheet

The National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) partners with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) through the provisions of the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) to address water-related concerns by providing a national platform for research, training and collaboration. Download the USGS/NIWR fact sheet (1 MB pdf)

News and Events

Second Conference on Water Resources Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands, December 1-3, 2015

The WRRI Program is pleased to announce that the four water resources research institutes in the Islands Region (Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Island) will convene a conference "Second Conference on Water Resources Sustainability Issues on Tropical Islands" in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference dates have changed to December 1-3, 2015.
Please visit http://www.wrrc.hawaii.edu/2015conference/index.shtml for more information.

USGS Announces FY 2015 WRRI Request for 104g Applications

The U.S. Geological Survey has published the fiscal year 2015 request for National Competitive Grants (104g) applications for the State Water Resources Research Institute Program. Download the full FY2015 announcement (PDF format, 7.8 MB).

USGS Announces FY 2015 WRRI Request for 104b Applications

The U.S. Geological Survey has published the fiscal year 2015 request for Annual Base Grants (104b) applications for the State Water Resources Research Institute Program. Download the full FY2015 announcement (PDF format, 17.5 MB).

USGS Announces Grants for FY 2014 Water Studies

The U.S. Geological Survey recently awarded nearly $1 million to four university programs across the country, through the National Competitive Grants Program... read the full press release

USGS Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Water Resources Research Act

The U.S. Geological Survey joins its many partners in other federal agencies, at universities, and in state and local governments in recognizing the importance of the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) of 1964. Signed into law 50 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 17, 1964, the WRRA established... read the full press release